SIIGER, Halfdan

SIIGER, Halfdan (Hans Christian Julius Johannes Sophus Halfdan Siiger). Copenhagen 28.7.1911 — Copenhagen 15.12.1999. Danish Ethnologist, Scholar of Religion and Tibetan. Professor in Aarhus. Son of wholesale dealer Hans Christian S. (died 1973) and Julie Fogh (d. 1979). Matriculated from Birkerød in 1929, studies in Copenhagen. Cand. theol. 1936, mag. art. 1942 in Religionshistorie. In 1947-50 he participated in third Danish Central Asian Expedition in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, carrying fieldwork in 1948 among Kalasha, 1949 among Lepcha in Sikkim, and 1950 among Boro in Assam. In 1950-60 Museumsinspector in Etnografisk Samling, Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen. In 1960-79 the first Professor of Religionshistorie at Aarhus University, 1966-67 also Dean of Humanistic Faculty. In many public positions planning and deeming research and studies of Christian and comparative religion and ethnology. Retired in 1979. Married 1941 with Inga Tronhjem (1911-1991).